Today was our last day in Bahía Magdalena. We have experienced this unique place, that is like no other in the word, for the last two days. It is hard to describe how intense the experience is, of coexisting with some of the largest animals in the world in the lagoons where they give birth. We started whale watching early today, exploring the northern part of the lagoon, near Boca de Soledad.
Before sunrise we could see and listen to several grey whale mother and calf pairs, as they traveled from south to north. Grey whales respond to the tides, and seem to use them as a gigantic treadmill to exercise themselves and their calves for the migration that is ahead of them. In Just a few weeks, the whales will head north towards the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas to their summer feeding grounds of the Arctic. The weather was a little challenging, because of the north wind. Nevertheless, the whale watching went quite well. There were times, when a mother and calf pair would engage in friendly behavior. We had great looks and photo opportunities, and even got to touch them a couple times! After our wonderful experiences with the majestic leviathans, we realized it was time to begin the next chapter of our expedition. We headed back to "Canal de Soledad", to venture south towards "La Entrada", and from there to the open Pacific Ocean. Regardless of the wind that we experienced this morning, the open Pacific honored its name, and greeted us with calm waters. Overnight we crossed the Tropic of Cancer, on our way to the mythical Gulf of California.
